Dietary taboos for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients during treatment

Symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer include blood in mucus or sputum, nasal congestion, tinnitus, ear closure, hearing loss, swollen cervical lymph nodes, headache, compression of cranial nerves, facial numbness, diplopia, drooping eyelids, eye movement disorders or fixation, blindness, soft palate paralysis, dysphagia, and tongue deviation. It can metastasize to the lungs, liver, bones, etc., with corresponding symptoms.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma【Suitable】

1. It is advisable to eat more foods that have anti-nasopharyngeal cancer effects, such as large-leaf vegetables, taro, konjac, cucumber, dandelion, kiwi, toad, frog, pupae, snake meat, and mussels.

2. Foods that can protect against the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy: figs, eggplant, walnuts, mung beans, red beans, sunflower seeds, rapeseed, persimmons, black plums, watermelons, cucumbers, pumpkins, asparagus, lemons, dates, loaches, catfish, crabs, chicken blood, yellow catfish, eels, sharks, herrings, horseshoe crabs, jellyfish, pig brains, sheep brains, duck blood, goose blood, mackerel, and sea cucumbers.

Nasopharyngeal cancer【Avoid】

1. Avoid smoking, drinking and spicy food.

2. When coughing up blood, avoid eating dry and hot foods, such as leeks, onions, garlic, cinnamon and fried foods.

3. Avoid greasy food.